Post at least two examples in each category of how online collaborative Web 2.0 tools are being used in K-12. Categories are Manage or Delivery Content, and Student Generated Content.
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By the time we are done, we will have a comprehensive list of ways that online tools can be used to support K-12 teaching and learning. I have posted a few to get us started.
Manage or Deliver Content
Plymouth Regional High School Library uses a Wiki Space for research links, organized by class. They also have links to a variety of research tools that students can use. (Schnupp).
Moodle: it is learning management System (LMS). it is a free application for mange and deliver Content. it is very good application ( Alhazmi)
Track Class: Is a free online tool, that allows teachers to constantly update their students. It helps students informed on upcoming events, assignment, tests, grades...etc. There is also a function that allows students to save their notes online so they will never lose them. (Jang)
Wiggio: Wiggio enables groups of people (clubs, organizations, schools, businesses...) to easily communicate with one another. Some key feature include: sharing and managing files, surveying members, send txt messages, calendar, voice or email message, and setting up conference calls using webcams, voice, and screen sharing) (Jang)
Google Sites: is a free web resource for building interactive media rich sites that are fully customizable by the user. (Lau)
Google Docs: is a free web resource for an online office suite. It let's multiple users collaborate and communicate within a document in real time. It also is easily customized and capable of web publishing. (Lau)
United StreamingUnited streaming created by the Discovery Channel is designed to engage students through the use of streaming video. The Web 2.0 tool is designed to support K-12 instruction. In addition, it supports teachers in the classroom by providing engaging activities to enhance instruction. United streaming, also, host a ton of educational resources for assessments, and professional development maintained by the discovery education network. (Matthew)
BrainpopBrainpop has animated videos of various subject areas. Teachers can use the videos to preview and review content knowledge. After each video, there is a multiple-choice quiz that students can take online. There are also paper handouts that can be printed out that go along with the video. (M. Mataac)
Eyeplorer Eyeplorer is a research and study tool built around Wikipedia. It helps students to develop their writing through process approach as well as developing their digital literacies. (Alexandra)
Forvo : Forvo is a multilingual user generated pronunciation dictionary. The user's are able to search and find the pronunciation of words as wells as add words themselves. (Alexandra)
ThinkQuest - J. T. Kuzior is a third grade elementary teacher who used Thinkquest to deliver information to his students in a digital formatt. Initially Kuzior used Thinkquest for literature assignments but has expanded his use to Social Studies and Science. Class participation has been excellent and Kuzior even found his quietest students sharing plans, asking questions, and sharing information. Students have also take the time to modify, and update their information from home.
Wordle Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. As a Language Arts teacher, I have discovered that Wordle is a great resource to use in the classroom to help students to identify main ideas and concepts in a text, or a subject. (Matthew). A few more similar tools have surfaced with interesting features....TagCrowd and Tagxedo
Blackboard Learn ANGEL edition - Blackboard recently acquired ANGEL learning management suite and was adopted by Frederick County Public Schools in 2008. It is a sleek LMS that offers a multitude of capabilities for k-12 environments. Wikis blogs and podcasting can be integrated with ANGEL. Real time assessments and reporting capabilities are available to teachers and content can be shared by grade level and school. Teachers can collaborate with one another via forums. (Goeble - Resource )
Diigo Education - Teachers can easily create student accounts for the entire class. Students in the same class are formed into Diigo groups (which allows them to create group bookmarks, annotations and group forums). Only teachers and classmates can communicate with student accounts Any ads are from education-related sponsors. Pages can be archives forever and notes can be highlighted and have sticky notes attached. (Goeble)
PhotoPeach- is a free online video/slideshow tool that makes it easy to add photos & captions to the presentation. There is also a way for viewers to add comments. The videos can be imbedded in a blog or Wiki or shared via Facebook or email. This would be a great way for teachers to introduce a new concept to the class using visual images. In our Science unit this quarter, we are studying Astronomy. I could use this tool to gather images of planets and other things that we will be studying, and organize them with captions and music to introduce the unit to students. (Barrish)
Thinkport is a multiport, interactive site for teachers, students, and families to interact with video, primary sources, documents, instruction, webinars, blogs, just about anything you need under the category of education. (wendy)
Apple Education provides information, tutorials, blogs, and video on podcast creation. A "how-to" area that demonstrates the value of podcasting in the classroom. (wendy)
I found a bunch of examples where teachers are using wikis to manage classes or provide content. One teacher uses hers to help with spelling exercises for her 3rd grade class; a technology specialist at a school in MA has developed a wiki for each grade in her school to centralize a large variety of resources. (Tom)
Gliffy: Gliffy is an online application that makes it easy for you to create, share, and collaborate with diagrams. It looks and feels like a desktop application, but it works through your web browser, so there is nothing to install or maintain. (Mitra)
Mindomoo: Mindomoo is an application that can be used for teaching through “mind mapping” technique. Its diagram follows the simple of tree, so it is easy to use by locating words and sentences in a tree format. ( Mitra)
Virtual Classroom ( http://www.wiziq.com/Virtual_Classroom.aspx) : it is very good application , it is instead of the traditional education and more helpful then the online education system because it allow the student and teacher to share and see each other, also it allow the teacher to show thb estudent his /her computer. in addition the website is record every class for review for student.(Alhazmi)
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet. (Kuchenrither) http://www.delicious.com/ Go here to check out how it works! http://www.slideshare.net/obertsa/delicious-web-20-tool-1-4765368
WiZiQ is a platform for anyone and everyone who wants to teach or learn live, online. There is a virtual classroom, where educational content is conveyed and also a session scheduler for live chats.... It's free! Check this out for more info! http://www.wiziq.com/tutorial/281-What-is-WiZiQ (Kuchenrither)
Student Generated Content
Voice Thread has a bunch of great projects done by students. When browsing, type in some key words such as "elementary" or "education' and see what comes up. My daughter had a snow day last year, so I had her make a digital story. One of her K teachers is also the HS girls basketball coach, so she wanted to create a story about the pep rally and game we attended. She chose the pictures, scripted her story herself, and put it all together, with very little assistance from me. Check out the Girls Basketball Game digital story. Another example is 4th Grade Reflections where students used Voice Thread to reflect upon classroom experiences.
Wallwisher is a fantastic web page that allows everyone to add his own comments on any topic. It is funny and easy web page. Wallwisher is as a wall or board where you can post a effective suggestion or question. You can allow anyone to write his comments on the board or keep it for you only. Wallwisher allows students to write their notes, and they can use to post questions or ideas. They can also include pictures and links. It is useful for the teacher to discuss the topic with students before the class. It is extremely easy tool that does not need any skill to manipulate with this web page. It is only double clicking the wall and typing your notes. (Alhazmi)
Quiet Write: Is free online editor. A nice perk about quiet write is that there are really no distractions. There are only the basic writing functions and no cluttered toolbar on the top of the page. Students are also able to directly upload their writing works to their blogs. You are able to publish, export, and revise your writing using this tool. I see this being a good tool because student are able to peer review their writings and work together on projects such as their school newspaper or other classroom writing activities. Also because you can make you writings public, teachers can assign their students to respond or comment on their peers writings so that the students can receive multiple feedback. (Jang)
Type With Me: Is a free online tool, that allows students to collaborate and work on an online document together in real time. After reviewing the site it is very similar to Google docs. Students are able to work on papers together from anywhere. Teachers are also able to check in on their students writing to encourage and provide instant feedback. (Jang)
YouTubeEDU: is an online repository for education content both by students and teachers. (Lau)
AppInventor: is a software development kit that takes the content of programming language and turns them into objects that can be manipulated to create applications for mobile devices. (Lau)
Star Spangled Banner This site is from the National Museum of American History. Students create content by using Flickr to share photos. Photos can then be uploaded with captions to address what the American flag symbolizes for students. Student responses may be chosen as part of the flag mosaic. (M. Mataac)
Penzu : Penzu is an online tool for creating a personal journal. The journals are automatically dated and can be shared through email or printed out. (Alexandra)
Voxopop : Voxopop is a web based audio tool that allows students to record their speaking for other users, to listen and respond. This tool allows teachers and students to build up threaded audio discussions online similar to those on a (Alexandra)
Blogs - Kelly Doyle is a first grade elementary teacher who has introduced her students to blogging. Doyle describes students blogs as their own special place on the internet where they can share stories, ideas, or anything they would like. Blogging not only helps students with creative writing but often struggling readers will spend hours reading what their classmates have written. Doyle has even pushed her blogs to expand beyond writing by holding knowledge assessments in social studies and science. (Brian Teitz - Resource)
Twiducate - Twiducate is social networking for schools. Teachers can communicate with students outside of school in a secure site as well as post homework and videos. Students can collaborate in discussions led by the teacher. Parents can also be kept involved by accessing Twiducate. (Goeble)
Gaggle - Safe online learning tools that enhance communication and collaboration. Some of the apps include: Gaggle Email, Gaggle Blogs, Message Boards, Chat Rooms, Gaggle Social Learning Wall, Gaggle Integrated Calendar and GaggleTube. Middle school students with special needs are using Gaggle Email to correspond with their ASU pen pals. Gaggle Email has built in speech support for reading email and content can be blocked (or unblocked if need may be) as necessary. (Goeble - Closing the Gap magazine)
Tikatok- Students are using this in the classroom to create their own books. They are able to write a story, add pictures, and publish the book - digital download of the book are only $2.99 (hard or soft covers are a bit more). Students can use the online aspect of this tool to share with other students digitally. Being able to print the books encourages the students to write and makes them feel like they are a real author. In fifth grade, the students learn about poetry during the second quarter and write a variety of poems. We have considered having the students turn their work into some sort of anthology - this tool would be a great way for the students to publish their work. (Barrish)
Creative Web Tools for and by Kids- This is a project designed for students ages 9-14 to use with emerging technologies for engaging, thinking, learning, collaborating, creating, and innovating. The focus is on the use of free, open source, or minimal cost tools. An underlying goal is to demonstrate how advanced technological applications for enhancing learning can be implemented with only a computer and internet connection. (wendy)
Sketch Up for K-12 Education- K-12 educators and students from all over the world use SketchUp to explore, explain, and present their ideas using 3D models. This is a software tool that combines a tool-set with an intelligent drawing system. Students create, modify, and share 3D models using real-world coordinates. (wendy)
Chagrin Falls High School has two website's hosted by Weebly to track student portfolios in their photography and computer graphics courses. The technology specialist that I mentioned above also constructed a wiki to demonstrate student work for all grades so that parents can see their children's accomplishments.(Tom)
Empressr: it is a very good tool for media presentation : it allow the student to Add photos, music, video, and audio, and share it with friends or keep it private .(Alhazmi)
By the time we are done, we will have a comprehensive list of ways that online tools can be used to support K-12 teaching and learning. I have posted a few to get us started.
Manage or Deliver Content
Kuzior’s page can be viewed at: http://www.mrkuzioronline.com (Brian Teitz - Resource)
Diigo Education - Teachers can easily create student accounts for the entire class. Students in the same class are formed into Diigo groups (which allows them to create group bookmarks, annotations and group forums). Only teachers and classmates can communicate with student accounts Any ads are from education-related sponsors. Pages can be archives forever and notes can be highlighted and have sticky notes attached. (Goeble)
Student Generated Content